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Lightweight CSV Preview

Lightweight CSV Preview

Jonghyeon Park

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Lightweight CSV table preview with editor sync, cell navigation, and resizable columns.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Lightweight CSV Preview

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A lightweight Visual Studio Code extension for viewing CSV files as tables. The preview follows the source editor's scrolling and cursor position. Click a preview cell to jump to its location in the source file.

Usage

  • With a CSV file open, press Ctrl+K → V (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+K → V (macOS) to open a preview beside the editor.
  • Run CSV: Open Preview from the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P, or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS) to open a preview in a separate tab in the current editor group.
  • You can also run CSV: Open Preview to the Side or use the preview icon in the editor title bar.
  • Right-click a CSV file in the Explorer and select CSV: Open Preview.
  • Run CSV: Toggle Active Cell Highlight to turn cell highlighting on or off.

Each preview stays connected to its source file. Scrolling the source editor moves the preview to the corresponding CSV record. Moving the cursor brings its cell into view and highlights it. Cells that span multiple lines are also mapped to their source positions. You can scroll the preview manually; it follows the editor again the next time you scroll or move the cursor in the source. Clicking a preview cell moves the source editor's cursor and focus to the start of that cell. If the source editor is hidden, it opens beside the preview.

Settings

Setting Default Description
csvPreview.highlightActiveCell true Highlight the cell containing the source cursor.
csvPreview.followEditor true Follow scrolling and cursor movement in the source editor.
csvPreview.firstRowAsHeader true Use the first record as a sticky header.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for bug reports and code contributions.

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